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   decrepit

   /dɪˈkrɛpɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. worn out or ruined because of age or neglect: "a row of decrepit houses" Similar dilapidatedricketyrun downbroken-downtumbledownramshackleworn outderelictin ruinsruinedfalling apartfalling to piecesin (a state of) disrepaircreakycreakinggone to rack and ruinon its last legsbattereddecayeddecayingcrumblingdeteriorateddeterioratingantiquatedsuperannuatedthe worse for wearinformal:rumptyOpposite sound
   • ▪ (of a person) elderly and infirm: "a rather decrepit old man" Similar feebleenfeebledinfirmweakweakenedweaklyfraildebilitatedincapacitatedwasteddodderingtotteringout of shapein bad shapeoldelderlyagedancientin one's dotagelong in the toothsenilesuperannuatedsenescentinformal:past itover the hillno spring chickenOpposite strongfit

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin decrepitus, from de- ‘down’ + crepitus, past participle of crepare ‘rattle, creak’.

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   Jul 2, 2024 · decrepitation: 1 n the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated Type of: crackle , crackling , crepitation the sharp sound of snapping noises

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     the sharp sound of snapping noises. the residue that remains...

   • Crepitation

     crepitation: 1 n the sharp sound of snapping noises...

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   Jun 17, 2024 · DECRÉPITO translations: decrepit, decadent, decrepit. Learn more in the Cambridge Spanish-English Dictionary.

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   5 days ago · One is the gerontocratic aspect of the two regimes: where in the 1980’s the Kremlin was ruled by decrepit figures like Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko, America’s choice today is similarly between two very old men, one of whom is manifestly senile.

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   Jul 2, 2024 · Creativity, the ability to make or otherwise bring into existence something new, whether a new solution to a problem, a new method or device, or a new artistic object or form. A number of personality characteristics have been shown to be associated with creative productivity. One of these is.

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   Jul 2, 2024 · Creativity is a characteristic of someone (or some process) that forms something novel and valuable. The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a printed literary work, or a painting ).